Origins of the Callen surname

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    In 1921, most Callens lived in london

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    2,600 Callen Travel & migration records
    3,900 Callens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Callen

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    What are the most common Callen first names?

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    Common jobs for Callens

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Callens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    House Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Callens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    24

    General Labourer

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Farmer

    11

    Porter

    11

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